Walt Before Mickey

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First of all, I need to say this movie is a good history to think about when you are asking yourself regarding if you follow your dreams or keep doing the same and boring things forever. Walt Disney's life is very hectic and he made a choice: He would follow his dream. But the things haven't come out like he has planned, although he continued searching a way to do what he has always wanted to do. And the movie shows all the steps to achieve the success, since the fight with his family, he had to prove that what he was willing to be able to support himself and his wife (after) until the opening of his company. It's strange and hard to believe that a company didn't want to get the stories produced by Walt Disney, but that way you realize that not even the most famous artists had an easy life in the beginning. To conclude, I just wanna say that I watched this movie because I have grown by watching his animations and I am a big fan of Walt Disney's.

After watching this movie, I have very mixed feelings. A part of me loved the movie for its story and the atmosphere. The other part of me is disappointed because I don't feel like it fulfilled its true potential. Many of the characters felt shallow and without depth, and the actors were just acting. There wasn't too much feeling in their performances, and the dialogue never felt natural or relaxed. But to be honest, I'd easily watch it again. I don't know why, I just didn't think it was THAT bad. Many people put a lot of hours and hard work behind this movie, the least I can do is try to appreciate it for what it is and see the positive sides of it.

It was somewhat interesting to learn of the struggles Walt Disney went through in his early life. It made me want to read more about the story. They made some interesting choices with casting. It's always good to learn about how people struggle before they become famous. Wholesome story. The sets and costumes looked very realistic for the vintage times. I learned quite a bit watching the movie. It would be nice to see a follow up movie and take up where they left off. I liked watching a good moral story such as this.

I downloaded this on iTunes and it is one of the best movies I've seen in months. It really got across what it is like to be a visionary and having to deal with constraints of the business world. I believed in the characters and cared what happened to them. I felt the film got across a lot of Walt's character, his nature of biting off more then he can chew, of risking everything and of bringing everyone into danger too. If you've ever read or seen documentaries about starting a small business this film illustrates the trials and troubles excellently. As a bonus you see many clips of the earliest animations he put his hand to (literally). I can't wait to watch it again.

While I love the idea about Walt Disney's life before he and Ub Iwerks came up with Mickey Mouse, I am a little apprehensive about wholly endorsing this or any other film. After all, the Disney Corporation has carefully sanitized Walt and created an idealized image of the man over the years. Don't get me wrong...he was a GREAT man...but Disney has had a history of over-idealizing the guy...and, conversely, some jerks have tried to make money saying Walt was practically the Antichrist (I've read two smear books like this)! So exactly how true all the details are...well, that's not an easy thing for me or anyone to say. But it was entertaining and at least mostly true (if not completely true). I know that Walt's father was not the nicest man on Earth and Walt did have a horrible time financing his initial films...so at least these and many other details rang true in the picture. The movie is a dramatization of Walt's struggles mostly from when he first went to work as an animator. His earlier life is only alluded to very briefly. It's a shame, as I was interested in his life before he became a professional animator. Some of the film was very close to Walt's life (such as his struggles with money and financing as well as his staff and Oswald being stolen by Mintz) and some of it just seemed patently absurd--such as Walt keeping a pet mouse in his pocket as an adult (I sincerely doubt this is true) and Walt not holding a grudge against Mintz for stealing and almost destroying him (this could not be true). As for the second case, Walt was famous for holding grudges and after finally setting a long and costly strike with animators in the early 40s, he promptly fired many of these people and vowed to not rehire them! The film also idealizes his relationship with Iwerks who left Disney for several years in the 1930s to start his own studio...and this isn't mentioned. Still, if you don't mind being given 'the party line' the film is enjoyable and MOSTLY truthful...mostly.

What a movie, very good actors and a unpredictable story. The movie is exciting until the end. Watch the movie if you love inspiring movies. You can learn a lot from the movie.Like that you should never give up your dreams. And that not everything in the life will go the way you want it.People often assume that successful people have become successful without problems.But the truth is that everyone has ups and downs. This is not a fairy tail it is based on a true story. If it was up to me the movie could last longer.I found it really good.The story is so good that it feels if you're there. At sometimes i got the feeling that i wanted to help Walt. A really great movie.

The acting and script were so bad, I could hardly stand to watch. Even the music was cheesy. They need to remake this movie with way better actors and writers.

I have to confess, I'm a sucker for true stories of people overcoming great odds to do worthwhile stuff. And when you consider the obstacles (Disney's father was actually a lot stricter and demanding than the movie depicted) and the lovable creations he gave the world, done with groundbreaking methods and an undying focus on quality, I of course am drawn to watch this movie. It was, as some of the other reviewers noted, slightly disappointing in some ways...where maybe it missed some humanity in favor of melodramatics. I think it was a little too focused on the details of the financial challenges of the early years (half as much time would have been good). And on the flip-side, there were very telling stories from his childhood, published in well-regarded biographies, that weren't even mentioned...things that obviously fueled his passion to eventually create the happiest place on earth. But on the other hand, the piece that seemed the most incredulous to me (the mouse that seemed to be more of a friend than a pet) turns out to be real (based on authorized biographies and accounts of the family). However, it looks like the scene in the alley with the cop was made up, which gets back to the unnecessary dramatics that aren't nearly as compelling as the truth. All in all, I agree with the other reviewers that it's the actual true story that is the draw...not so much the handling of it. (Possibly a larger budget would have helped.) At any rate, because of the amazing heart, vision, tenacity, and legacy of the person, it's still worthwhile (for me) to watch.

Don't let the preface of this movie deceive you. The director must have smoked some of that extra special, because he's on some next level garbage. No thumbs up; this makes me wish I was a leper. Kindergarten school play acting fools. Thomas Nicholas needs to stick to that satirical American Pie type 'ish for real. Walt doing triple back flips in his grave, or wait this dude was frozen right? He probably got shook and shattered that cryogenic chamber just to show the back of his Pedo hand to the directors like "SURPRISE DIANE". Do your self a favor and spend that hour and forty minutes with Donald Trumps wife so she can tell you stories about their sex life, because that's honestly probably less painful to take in. Imagine if Rosie O'Donald and Mr. Trump both had a sex reassignment surgery and switched parts then made a dominatrix tape that was leaked by Anonymous world wide like some U2 iTunes scam... still not as horrible as this movie. LOL it would probably be called "The Rosie O'Donald Trump Chronicles".